India, March 18 -- Heavy rain and a dust storm lashed parts of Delhi-NCR on Wednesday evening after the national capital, along with Noida, witnessed cloudy skies for most of the day following a pleasant start to the morning.

The fresh spell of rain has brought much-needed relief to Delhi after an unusually warm beginning to March.

According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), a western disturbance is expected to influence conditions in the national capital from Wednesday to Friday, bringing light rainfall, cloudy skies, and gusty winds.

The weather department has also issued a yellow alert for Thursday and Friday, warning of wind speeds reaching up to 40-50 kmph along with intermittent spells of light rain.

Delhi's temperat...